Dear Abby: Moment to honor U.S. war dead

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Dear Abby: As a nation, we Americans are at our best when we come together bonded by a noble purpose.

Dear Abby: As a nation, we Americans are at our best when we come together bonded by a noble purpose.

It is my privilege to invite our citizens to unite for the National Moment of Remembrance at 3p.m. (local time) Monday, Memorial Day.

Our hope is that your readers will pause at that moment in respectful silence to honor America's fallen.

To unite the country in remembrance, Congress officially established the National Moment of Remembrance in 2000.

And as has been done in the past, in observance of this National Moment, major-league baseball games will stop, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles, and the National Grocers Association and Food Marketing Institute will ask customers and workers to pause in more than 30,000 stores throughout our country.

Abby, your patriotism and compassion, united with that of your millions of readers, have helped us - and continue to help us - unite our country in remembrance of our fallen on Memorial Day.

We must ensure that their lives, their deaths and the memory of their sacrifice will never be forgotten.